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Amor et amicitia in perpetuum

All I want is a relationship where we talk like best friends, argue like adults, play like kids, and protect each other like siblings

What a glow up!

Xerxes said to Leonidas before the battle of Thermopylae: "You have the option not to go against the gods, to side with me and become monarch in Greece," Leonidas replied by letter: "If you knew what is truly good in life, you would refrain from desiring something that does not belong to you. For me, it is more noble to die for Greece than to be a monarch over my own people." And when Xerxes wrote to him: "Send me your weapons" he replied in writing: "μολὼν λαβέ" (Molṑn lavé = Come and take them) Work: Laconica Apofthegmata Author: Plutarch Chapter: Leonidas, son of Anaxandridas

HBO Rome. Time for a rewatch.

@RickRain04 Just finished this today too, What a book, last few pages were insanely well written!

Finished.

On these objects which doubtless we shall not see again, Let us try, if we can, to enter death with open eyes…”

“Little soul, gentle and drifting, Guest & companion of my body, Now you will dwell below in pallid places, Stark & bare; There you will abandon your play of yore, But one moment still, Let us gaze together on these familiar shores,

“Above all, do not lose your desire to walk.” — Søren Kierkegaard

Natura deficit, fortuna mutatur, dues omnia cernit

Kevin O’Leary invests in wedding and funeral companies because people overspend on both👀 “People overpay for everything at weddings, it's insane… And also in death”

“Many people die at 25 and aren't buried until they are 75.” - Benjamin Franklin

Those you call friends will always carry some form of jealousy, always comparing. Spend time alone. Love yourself, because you may never be valued justly. (3/3)

No one would forgive your past mistakes the way you do. I’ve done countless things for people who’ve repaid me with nothing but dust; valued those who don’t value me in return. We live in a world devoid of Hephaestions, without any Patroclus. (2/3)

I’ve come to the conclusion that spending your time in isolation may be the only real return on investment. No one will value you as you deserve. No one understands you the way you understand yourself. No one will wholeheartedly want what’s best for you. (1/3)

after making money, what next?

Cōgitō ergō sum — “I think, therefore I am.”

Napoleon studied the greats. You should too. About Alexander he said: "I placed Alexander in first rank. My reason for giving the preference to the king of Macedon is, on account of the conception of his plans, the boldness of his enterprises, and above all the unity of his operations" About Hannibal he said: "Hannibal excelled as a tactician. His crossing of the Alps was an act of audacity without precedent." About Caesar he said: "Caesar was the greatest of all generals. He had the art of making himself loved by his soldiers" Napoleon... > Took Alexander's unity of operations > Took Hannibal's audacity in battle > Took Caesar's tactics to become beloved Napoleon became one of the greats, by taking by the greats. Study the greats, and learn from them. This is the best habit you can develop right now.

@KolarovHri40167 @BasedBiohacker Different perspectives, Napoleon was a great mind and conqueror, I know almost everything about the guy Talleyrand was one of the greatest diplomats, cunning & ruthless, Napoleon was always scared of Talleyrand, yet always loved him (even in exile he would sometimes praise him)

@Samnehtwt @BasedBiohacker I see where you’re coming from, however nowadays people are obsessed with “machiavellinism” or however its called, and are continously praising particularly malicious male figures in history and today’s world. Napoleon is 50x the person Talleyrand was.

machiavelli was a backseat thinker. talleyrand was a grandmaster strategist and puppetmaster. study accordingly

@KolarovHri40167 @BasedBiohacker To be honest, I always hated Talleyrand till I studied him more, You’ll come to terms that he’s an incredibly gifted human being, and def played it right, as he ended up as the most powerful figure of France after Napoleon’s exile Gifted like Mercer, Peter brown, & Jim Simmons

@BasedBiohacker Talleyrand - you mean the shit in silk stockings? I can’t fathom praising him for anything.